Lincoln Heights council reallocates transit grant funds for Simmons Avenue, approves payroll transfer

The Village of Lincoln Heights Council on Dec. 9 approved a series of resolutions to reorganize grant accounting for the Simmons Avenue road project and later added an emergency transfer to move money between general‑fund object codes to cover personnel costs. All measures on the supplemental agenda passed unanimously, 5–0.

Council members moved through four linked items — R‑94, R‑95, R‑96 and R‑97 — that together repeal a prior appropriation, accept Southwestern Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) funds, and place those funds in a Simmons Avenue special revenue/project fund (fund 4209). A council member explained the steps as an auditor‑prompted cleanup so previously separate grant receipts would be consolidated into the proper fund for the Simmons Avenue street project.

Why it matters: consolidating all Simmons Avenue grant receipts into a single fund is an accounting step required under Ohio law for grant administration and ensures that money intended for the road project is tracked and spent in a single special revenue account rather…